Branson’s experience on Virgin Nigeria may discourage Nigeria Air investors—BHIU
Development analysts at Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU) weekend released a report suggesting that the horrible experiences of British billionaire, Richard Branson in running his domestic and international carrier, Virgin Nigeria in 2000, may weaken interests in Nigeria Air. Branson,…
Real issues frustrating availability of local rice in Nigerian markets—BHIU
…As Customs mulls deployment drones to check rice smuggling Very disturbing revelations have been made by some mega rice dealers in Lagos on why sales of locally produced rice are finding it hard to grow in Nigeria. Undercover investigations by…
FG lack drive to convince states on enabling environment for telecoms investors’—BHIU
Latest report released by the Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU), has shown that contrary to efforts being made being claimed by the federal government in encouraging massive investments in ICT infrastructure, the apex government lacks the political will to convince…
Sight and sound of Nigerian economy last week ending May 26, 2018, by BHIU
The week in review kicked off with the release of data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which shows that the domestic economy expanded in the three months to March 2018, with real GDP growing by 1.95% y/y (vs….
BHIU observes design errors in FG’s new investors’ guide portal, ICT missing
The number of design and grammatical errors observed on the iGuide Nigeria (http://theiguides.org), a federal government’s up-to-date online portal, containing necessary information and relevant data for willing investors unveiled last have been identified by Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU). The…
2019 Elections: 7,800,000 PVCs yet to be collected nationwide, 1.4m in Lagos alone
Investigations by Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU) on issues surrounding permanent voter’s cards (PVCs), have shown that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) currently has over 7,800,000 PVCs that are yet to be collected nationwide. Out of the number, Lagos…
Social media visibility of federal MDAs dropping since Q1 as CBN, Presidency lead
A new report released by the Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU) on Tuesday in Lagos has revealed that “The social media visibility of leading ministries, departments and agencies of the federal government has been on the decline since the beginning…
Recovered Abacha loot: Social safety nets vulnerable to looting due to lack of data—BHIU
The recently returned $322m being looted government fund starched away by late former military junta, Gen. Sani Abacha according to the federal government, would be channeled towards the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme (CCTP) of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP)….
Nigeria’s bank-led mobile money scheme can’t grow beyond single digit—BHIU
Fresh revelations have opened up on why after about five years of operation in Nigeria; mobile money has only been able to attract just one per cent penetration as against the targeted 20 per cent growth on a yearly basis….
Revealed: S’Africa film, television industry now attracting more FDI than Nollywood
The Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Town Film studios, Mr. Nico Dekker has revealed that since December 2010, the foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic impact of productions hosted by the studios led to 47,044 jobs being created and…
